Call My Bluff (2017)
About
Call My Bluff is an 8yo gelding trained by D J S French Davis, based at Lambourn. The horse is by Make Believe out of Ocean Bluff. So far it has recorded five victories. Its most notable triumph came on 26 June 2021 at Chester, when it won the £9,250 Horseradish Handicap. Punters have found it to be a value bet; backing the horse throughout its career would have yielded a 14% return on investment.
Raced At
Nottingham
• Goodwood
• Chester
• Newbury
• Newmarket
• Galway
• Kempton
• Southwell
• Pontefract
• Lingfield
• Bath
• WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 15-Oct-25 3220m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $1,228 (of $19,674) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:38.590, SP: 34.00 | D Allan 64.4kg 5.55L | 4 (8) |
| GOODwood 08-Jun-25 3220m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp (of $24,592) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:35.810, SP: 17.00 | B Ffrench-davis 60.3kg, Cd 62.6kg 18.00L | 9 (9) |
| Chester 12-May-23 3750m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $17,940 (of $147,555) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 04:15.480, SP: 3.75 Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on | J F Egan 53.5kg 1.00L | 3 (16) |
| Newbury 21-Apr-23 3320m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp $9,668 (of $39,348) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:57.430, SP: 8.00 Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, went clear with winner inside final furlong, ran on | J Bryan 59.4kg 6.00L | 2 (10) |
| Newmarket 08-Oct-22 3620m GOOD R4 CL2Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 03:52.870, SP: 15.00 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out | L Morris 53.5kg 10.50L | 11 (23) |
| Chester 24-Sep-22 3750m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $23,928 (of $98,387) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:11.160, SP: 5.00 Held up in behind leaders, driven along 2f out when still plenty to do, soon good headway and every chance, went second inside final furlong, kept on well but just denied | J F Egan 54.4kg 0.20L | 2 (15) |
| Newmarket 17-Sep-22 3620m GOOD R5 CL2Hcp $6,045 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:55.320, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | R Dawson 54.9kg 1.50L | 3 (10) |
| Galway 26-Jul-22 3380m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $110,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:47.360, SP: 19.00 Soon led narrowly, headed and under pressure over 5f out, lost place and ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off | B W Harvey 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 0.00L | 19 (20) |
| Kempton 07-Jul-22 3220m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3 Hcp $906 (of $14,756) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:29.500, SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, not pace to get on terms | S D Sousa 59.9kg 3.25L | 4 (8) |
| Chester 06-May-22 3750m SOFT R7 CL2 Hcp $6,045 (of $50,185) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 04:09.600, SP: 11.00 In rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, lost 2nd towards finish | J F Egan 62.6kg 1.50L | 3 (11) |
| Ascot 07-Aug-21 3210m SOFT R2 CL2Hcp $7,232 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:36.780, SP: 7/1 Raced keenly tracking leaders in 3rd, went 2nd inside final 4f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, just failed | M Michel 56.2kg | 2 (10) |
| Chester 26-Jun-21 3200m GOOD R6 CL4Hcp $4,347 (of $9,250) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:38.490, SP: 5/2 Raced in 3rd, headway into 2nd over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, challenging over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well | D Allan 58.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Nottingham 18-May-21 3220m SOFT R5 CL5Hcp $2,862 (of $6,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:43.640, SP: 8/1 Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | S D Sousa 62.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Southwell 26-Apr-21 3310m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5Hcp (of $6,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:52.580, SP: 13/2 Prominent, ridden along going out on second circuit, soon weakened | D C Costello 61.7kg, Cd 0 | 6 (6) |
| Nottingham 04-Nov-20 3220m SOFT R5 CL4Hcp $1,550 (of $9,250) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:42.580, SP: 10/3 Held up, nudged along 4f out, headway 2f out, ran on without threatening clear winner | H Bentley 56.7kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Pontefract 05-Oct-20 3620m SOFT R4 CL5Hcp $3,558 (of $6,735) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 04:17.580, SP: 2/1 Raced wide in touch, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on | S D Sousa 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 01-Oct-20 3220m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6Hcp $2,782 (of $5,593) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:32.590, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | S D Sousa 59kg | 1 (14) |
| GOODwood 28-Aug-20 3220m HEAVY R6 CL5Hcp $3,881 (of $6,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:55.660, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on inside final furlong | H Bentley 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Lingfield 12-Aug-20 3170m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6Hcp (of $4,300) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:26.300, SP: 11/2 Raced in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, kept on one pace from 2f out | K Shoemark 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 4 (14) |
| Bath 14-Jul-20 2820m GOOD R9 CL6Hcp (of $4,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:04.980, SP: 16/1 Close up, pushed along 5f out, slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on | L P Keniry 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 5 (10) |
| Kempton 24-Jun-20 2410m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6Hcp (of $4,300) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:33.490, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway, no impression | L P Keniry 59.4kg, Cd 0 12.00L | 7 (12) |
| Kempton 05-Feb-20 1610m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Nv (of $6,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.280, SP: 66/1 Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms | L P Keniry 59.4kg, Cd 0 9.00L | 5 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Dec-19 1740m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Nv (of $5,300) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.710, SP: 50/1 Dwelt close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | L P Keniry 59.4kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 5 (11) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-19 1610m HEAVY R2 CL4Nv (of $7,900) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.860, SP: 66/1 Outpaced and always towards rear | J F Egan 58.1kg, Cd 0 25.00L | 5 (12) |